COMMUNITY HEALTH OFFICER (CHO)

TOPICS
A. General awareness
B. Basics of Human Body
C. Basics Concepts of Public Health
- Concepts of Community Health
- Health Care Planning and Organisation of Health Care at various levels
- Environmental Health and Sanitation
- Introduction to Epidemiology, Epidemiological Approaches and Processes.
- Demography, Surveillance and Interpretation of Data
- Biomedical Waste Management and Infection Control
- Essential Care of Newborn at Birth • Management of Common Neonatal and Child Health Problems
- Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness • Introduction to Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakaram (RBSK)
- Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP)
- Gynaecological Conditions
- Family Planning Methods, Spacing Techniques and Counseling
- Medical Abortions and MTP Act
- Counseling in Reproductive and Sexual Health including problems of Adolescents.
- Management of Teenage Pregnancy
- Introduction to RMNCH+A Programme
- Ante - Natal Care
- Intra - Natal Care
- Early Identification, Management and Referral of Complications Post Partum Care
- Epidemiology of Specific Communicable Diseases
- Communicable Diseases- 1 Vector Borne Diseases
- Communicable Diseases- 2 Infectious Diseases
- Communicable Diseases- 3 Zoonotic Diseases
- Epidemiology of Non- communicable Diseases, Non- communicable Diseases- 1
- Non- communicable Diseases - 2
- Occupational Diseases
- Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders • Elderly Care
- Introduction to Nutrition and Nutritional Assessment, Nutrition during Pregnancy and Lactation
- Nutrition for Infants, Child, Adolescent and Elderly Nutritional Deficiency Disorders
- Food Borne Diseases, Food Safety
- Public Health Skills
- General Skills and Laboratory Skills
- Skills for Management of Common Conditions and Emergencies Maternal Health Skills
- Reproductive and Adolescent Health Skills
- Newborn and Child Health Skills
- Common Conditions- Gastro Intestinal System
- Common Conditions- Respiratory System
- Common Conditions- Heart, Urinary System and Blood Disorders
- Common Conditions- Ear, Eye, Nose and Throat
- First Aid in Common Emergency Conditions
- Disaster Management
- Essential Drugs
- Common Surgical Conditions-1
- Common Surgical Conditions-2, Congenital Malformations
- Screening of Common Cancers
- Behaviour Change Communication Skills and other Soft Skills
- Work Management and Monitoring
- Health Management, Account and Computing
- Records and Reports